A celebration of cocktails that have been lost, forgotten or mutilated over time.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Exhibit #87: Some Drinks. Hot, Fizzy, or Insane.

Alhambra Royal $7An ounce of cognac in hot chocolate with a squeeze of lime. 19th century.

Hot Scotch $7The original hot toddy, as it was drunk in the US for most of the 19th century: demerara sugar, hot water with a generous pour of smoke giant Laphroaig.

Knickebein $10As part of our ongoing R&D series, “let’s see how many people order THIS!” we present The Knickebein (crooked bone or leg). It seems to have been a creation of Bill “Cocktail” Boothby (1862-1930), a titan of the bar in San Francisco. This 1891 recipe calls for an egg yolk resting unbroken in the bottom of the glass along with equal parts cognac, yellow Chartreuse, Benedictine, and kummel. The drink is topped with sweetened egg white and dusted with cinnamon and Angostura bitters.